Correspondent

Some Econet customers are still having issues with the network in accessing the internet, making calls and accessing USSD services such as Ecocash, recharging airtime and sending messages according to reports on social media.

The network challenges started on Thursday evening with wide spread speculation that this was a deliberate attempt to frustrate 31 July protests being lobbied by some activists.

This however appears to be baseless speculation as there is no evidence this is the case and Econet themselves have said they are investigating the cause.

NetOne and Telecel don’t appear to be having any issues further pouring water on the deliberate shutdown theory. In anycase, the authorities would be more interested in disrupting social media communication as they have done in times past rather than calls.

This is not the first time Econet has experienced issues. The telecom giant’s national services have gone down twice on separate occasions. These were blamed on central computers that manage access to the network. Again there is no evidence or word from Zimbabwe’s largest mobile network operator that this is the case.